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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Aerospatiale
Model
AS 355F1
Serial number
5100
Aircraft type
Rotorcraft
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
7
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet
H11EU
Mode S code
A3F879
Engine
Type
Turbo-shaft
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
1996 – 2000Southwest Helicopters INCTucson, AZ
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · destroyed
Feb 12, 1999 · Toledo, OH
The pilot's decision to continue the flight which resulted in inadvertent flight into IMC, and the subsequent spatial disorientation and loss of control. A factor in the accident was the inaccuracy of the weather forecast.
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
Air conditioning and pressurization · compressor · seizedJul 16, 1997
ON A ROUTINE FLIGHT, PILOT AND CREW DETECTED AN ODOR OF BURNING RUBBER FOLLOWED BY WISPS OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT. PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. AT THIS TIME HE NOTICED THE AIR CONDITIONER HAD QUIT WORKING. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR HAD SEIZED CAUSING THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.